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mid-victorian I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective Usage: often capitalized M & usually capitalized V Etymology: mid (III) + Victorian 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the middle period of the reign (1837-1901) of Queen Victoria < mid-Victorian furniture > 2. a. : like one of the mid-Victorian period — often used disparagingly < has a mid-Victorian taste in art > and in this use usually stronger than Victorian b. : old-fashioned, antiquated < your attitude is mid-Victorian > II. noun Usage: often capitalized M & capitalized V 1. : one belonging to the mid-Victorian period 2. : one having the moral or aesthetic standards characteristic or supposedly characteristic of the mid-Victorian period |